guardianproject / guardianproject/orbot-android

Orbot no longer broadcasts a status message if it is started by an ACTION_START intent

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Description

In version 16.4.1-RC-2-tor.0.4.4.6 and previous, Orbot would broadcast a status message with the string "ON" if it was already connected when it received a "org.torproject.android.intent.action.START" intent. Beginning with version 16.6.0-RC-2-tor.0.4.6.9 this is no longer the case.

It does continue to broadcast the "ON" status update after it connects if it isn't connected when it receives the ACTION_START intent.

This is a problem for [Privacy Browser](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.stoutner.privacybrowser.standard/), which uses the status broadcast to decide whether to display a "Waiting for Orbot" dialog. It can be tested by enabling the Tor proxy in the settings.

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